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By Margaret Gleeson and Lisa Macdonald Nearly 25% of the Australian population lives in rented accommodation. Almost all will be affected by the federal government's proposal to slash $500 million (50%) from its housing budget. The government
By Norm Dixon As Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly goes to press, the United States is preparing further bombing and missile attacks on Iraq. This has done little, however, to stop the establishment media in Australia parroting US President Bill Clinton's claim
The Cuban Excludables. The Cutting EdgeSBSTuesday, September 24, 8.30pm (8 SA)Previewed by Jill Hickson This is a very moving portrayal of human rights abuses in the United States against Cuban immigrants who were among those in the Mariel boat lift
By Robyn Marshall A large area around Greenham Common air base in Britain was seriously contaminated by radioactivity at some time before 1961, according to a article in the July 20 New Scientist. Greenham Common was the site of a long occupation
Senate and the budget The question of the senate and blocking the budget has been raised in the Victorian Student movement. At the meeting of the Student Unionism Network on the 10th of September, the International Socialist Organisation moved that
Sectarians help Howard By Dick Nichols Over the recent round of CPSU mass meetings, militant opposition to the losing approach of the Wendy Caird leadership would have acquired more authority in the minds of disillusioned and angry CPSU members
Plaza Del Chelmsford In the Plaza del Mayo in Argentina, The Mothers of the "disappeared" stand With their white hankies in their hand, And say: "We want our loved ones Back as they were." Mary, the mother of Jesus, Did see her beloved
By Barry Sheppard An important local development in the current election campaign is the decision by a striking Detroit newspaper worker to run as an independent labour candidate for Michigan State Representative from the 32nd District, north of
People's Democratic Party (PRD) activists I Gusti Astika Anom and Wilson were captured by the police in Java's third largest city, Semarang, on September 9. Five other PRD activists were caught with them but have since been released. Wilson and Anom
By James Balowski Despite the ongoing crackdown against PRD (People's Democratic Party) members and other pro-democracy activists, when John Howard meets with President Suharto this week, you can be sure that promoting Australian business interests
By Jennifer Thompson A part of Israel's strategy to make its exclusive control of Jerusalem a fait accompli is the pressure being applied for all Palestinian Authority activity to cease in the city as a precondition to Israeli withdrawal from
Resistance runs for NUS delegates By Kamala Emanuel NEWCASTLE — Resistance is running a team of three candidates for NUS delegates from Newcastle Uni. "Students are facing major attacks from the Howard government, and we would benefit